Ecology & Green Awareness

Explore four themed villages in acres of beautiful woodland and meadow. Climb towers, crawl through tunnels, step inside one of the largest indoor play arenas in London. And all while coming face-to-face with many exotic and traditional farm animals. There are a variety of options available for schools, tailored to early years learning, as well as Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 of the National Schools Curriculum.

Herts Young Mariners Base offers schools a comprehensive outdoor-education experience in the Lee Valley and also allows for comfortable residential stays, making it ideal for both day trips and longer educational experiences. Herts Young Mariners has beautiful grounds including a large natural spring lake which students can use for all kinds of water sport activities. School groups can use Lee Valley YHA next doors for their residential stay. (Group sizes up to 100)

All JCA residential school trips are tailored to each individual group. JCA School Activity Trips Condover Hall Residential Centre offers a secure and inspiring environment with a dedicated instructor for each group, ensuring personalised attention to your students. The wide range of activities is designed to challenge and inspire students, promote teamwork, and personal growth. Your students will have an unforgettable residential stay at JCA Condover Hall.

Countryside Education Trust Residential Centre is located in Beaulieu in the beautiful New Forest, and provides the perfect residential base for all school ages as it is surrounded by a variety of habitats, historic places and opportunities for outdoor adventures. Your school groups will have exciting learning opportunities while experiencing animal welfare first hand. Countryside Education Trust is an ideal spot for adventurous school trips and with a variety of wonderful activities for a brilliant school trip. A packed lunch is required for arrival day and then the evening meal is catered. (Group sizes up to 40).

Essex Outdoors Mersea Adventure Activity Residential School Trips is situated on the charming Island of Mersea, on the edge of the river Blackwater. With more than 20 exciting outdoor activities from bushcraft through to zipwire, aerial trekking and kayaking, there is always something new your students can experience. Its purpose-built accommodation has been created to provide an excellent day out for your school groups of up to 520 children.

Cuffley Woods in Hertfordshire offers immersive and exciting outdoor learning experiences for school groups, including shelter-building, fire-lighting, all kinds of crafts or archery. The Bushcraft Company is a leading provider of outdoor adventure education, providing Year 3 to Year 8 students the opportunity of a memorable and real outdoor adventure. The learning is curriculum-linked, meaning you can choose the theme, and they’ll align it with your curriculum. Cuffley Woods offers fully catered residential school trips with group sizes ranging from 25 to 300.  

West Midlands Safari and Leisure Park Bewdley offers curriculum-linked hands-on activities in a purpose-built Safari Academy for schools. The education team has 40 years’ experience of many species of animals welfare and conservation issues.

Foxlease Park Adventure Activity Centre is a 63 acre site near Lyndhurst in the New Forest, offering exciting outdoor activities, camping, residential stays and experiences to school groups of all ages. Offering day visits, reward trips, indoor residential and camping experiences, Foxlease Park is the ideal place for schools looking to combine education, outdoor learning, and personal development. The scenic location and the experienced team provide outstanding outdoor learning experiences for school groups all year long.

Barnstondale is a outdoor education and activity centre based in the Wirral, hosting a myriad of facilities that offer a wide-range of sporting activities, as well as 15-acres of woodland, perfect for large or small groups looking for an adventurous trip. This rural location offers three log cabin dormitories for your residential stay, one of which is a specialist cabin for young people with disabilities, and 15-acres of woodland to explore. The site can sleep up to 170 people.

Essex Outdoors Danbury Adventure Activity Residential School Trips offers loads of fun -from canoeing to a powerboating or zip wire- and group accommodation for your students on a well deserved school trip. Danbury also provides outdoor camping as well indoor accommodation with full catering. (Group sizes up to 450)

Aylmerton outdoor education centre Norfolk is set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the heart of North Norfolk, offering tailor-made residential activity programmes to suit all school and educational groups. With immersive learning experiences in the natural world, Aylmerton is an expert at enhancing environmental awareness and providing a wide range of outdoor fun learning activities, making this outdoor residential centre one where children can learn and grow. The residential capacity sleeps up to 90 pupils Max and offers fully catered accommodation.

Land & Wave is an outdoor adventure company that organizes school trips which are carefully designed to support the National Curriculum while giving students unforgettable hands-on experiences in the outdoors. By delivering tailored programmes from Key Stage 2 through to university level, Land & Wave ensures that every visit has strong educational value alongside adventure and fun. From coasteering to exploring rocky coastal areas by swimming, climbing, and jumping, your students will explore the Jurassic Coast in a totally unique perspective.

Hampstead Heath Schools Programme London offers exciting school trip experiences outside of the classroom, where students have the chance to discover about the natural environment and different organisms. We offer a range of different sessions for Early years to A-level, covering many different topics including: Habitats, Maps and Compasses, Plants and Seeds, Stone Age, Biology Fieldwork, Descriptive Writing and Survival Skills

Located in a beautiful woodland setting, Oaker Wood Leisure Centre is an outdoor activities and glamping centre in Herefordshire, on the Shropshire border, providing bespoke residential trips for schools of all ages.  The multi-activity programmes support key learning skills for students, whilst being fun & adventurous.  

Whether your students cook over an open fire, build shelters to sleep in, or learn how to navigate through dense woodland, Residential School Trips at The Bushcraft Company have something for everyone, perfect for enrichment learning experiences. (Group sizes 25 to 300).

With nearly 60 years of experience, the Horstead Activity Centre Norfolk has established itself as a provider of the highest quality residential and day experiences for schoolchildren. Our curriculum-linked programmes provide endless opportunities for your learners to develop a wide range of life skills that support their educational development and their social and emotional well-being. This activity centre welcomes school trips, youth groups, and societies of all sizes for unforgettable outdoor adventures.